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    Conical roof - how to

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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      While TIG was typing I made an example using 8 staves.

      I used the Polygon tool to make an octagon for the top and bottom dimensions. Then I used Auto-fold to pull the small one up to make the "cone". Next I split out a single stave from the cone by using Offset for the top and bottom and radials from outside corners to inside corners. The rest was deleted. Then I made a component of the stave and used one of them to sort out the angle.


      Staves.skp


      Staves.png

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      • C Offline
        carheir
        last edited by

        Thanks guys, let me kinda digest what you have suggested and see if I can replicate it. I have not used the "auto-fold" tool yet. Where in the tool bag is it?

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        • gillesG Offline
          gilles
          last edited by

          autofold is a feature of the move tool press ctrl on pc cmd on mac to activate.

          OOps! it seem to be alt on pc

          " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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          • gillesG Offline
            gilles
            last edited by

            to be seen.


            autofold#1.png


            autofold.png

            " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              😳 Sorry. I didn't know I was introducing you to something new. Thanks to Gilles for the clarification.

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              • C Offline
                carheir
                last edited by

                Ok, here is my base model. So how do I get the cone to evolve from here?


                cone base.skp

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  Check you PMs. I just sent you one.

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                  • C Offline
                    carheir
                    last edited by

                    Figured out how to raise the roof so to speak. Now to break out one of the staves. Thanks again.

                    Mike

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Something like this ?


                      Capture.PNG

                      TIG

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                      • brookefoxB Offline
                        brookefox
                        last edited by

                        I'd like to climb up on this heap o' help to offer something, but I can't or won't and am ill equipped, anyway. You guys are so nice.

                        Drivel I can do.

                        ~ Brooke

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
                          last edited by

                          Like this. And it's all sorted. πŸ˜‰


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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            Why as the first post there is not a hand sketching introduced ?
                            Text is not sufficient and not speedy as a simple image πŸ˜„

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              A picture paints a thousand words...
                              but
                              A word paints a thousand pictures...
                              πŸ˜‰

                              TIG

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                              • pilouP Offline
                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                A word paints a thousand pictures...

                                If you know read! πŸ˜‰

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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                                • Dave RD Offline
                                  Dave R
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  Why as the first post there is not a hand sketching introduced ?
                                  Text is not sufficient and not speedy as a simple image πŸ˜„

                                  You're right. A simple image can explain more easily than many words. Still, it's pretty common that first time posters don't post images. The important thing is the OP got the help he needed. πŸ˜‰

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